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Re: Why is xml:base a URI *reference*?

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• Subject: Re: Why is xml:base a URI *reference*?
• From: Tim Bray <tbray@t...>
• Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 23:07:12 -0800
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On Jan 10, 2004, at 3:45 PM, Simon St.Laurent wrote:

> RFC 2396 is a remarkable document.  Holy writ and hellish mess all
> wrapped into one package.  Separating the two is difficult, both in
> theory and in practice.

You might want to check out the rewrite-in-progress at 
http://www.apache.org/~fielding/uri/rev-2002/rfc2396bis.html which most 
people seem to think is a substantial step forward. -Tim

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